Nicodemus Christopher Named Strength & Conditioning Coach

Christopher joins the California program after serving two seasons on Cuonzo Martin's previous staff at Tennessee

By Cal Athletics on Thu, May 29, 2014

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BERKELEY – California head men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin announced the appointment of Nicodemus Christopher as the program’s Head Strength & Conditioning Coach.

Christopher, a native of San Diego, Calif., joins the Golden Bears program after serving the same role on Martin’s staff each of the past two seasons at Tennessee. He will oversee all strength and conditioning efforts related to the men's basketball program, including individually-designed high performance training, treatment and nutritional needs.

“I am thrilled to welcome Nicodemus to the Cal family,” Martin said. “His combination of knowledge, experience, leadership qualities and great relationships with the student-athletes has produced immeasurable results. Nicodemus is a very important piece in the continued development of our players on and off the court.”

Prior to his tenure with men’s basketball program at Tennessee, Christopher served as a speed and conditioning coordinator for the men’s basketball program and oversaw the sports performance program for the softball and track and field programs at Purdue during the 2011-12 academic year.

Christopher has also served as a sports performance coach with the Michael Johnson Performance Center in Dallas, Tex., and Accelerate Performance Enhancement Center in Tyler, Tex. He has coached several professional athletes, including members of both the NHL’s Dallas Stars and MLS’ FC Dallas franchises.

Christopher also served an internship as a strength and conditioning coach at Stanford in 2010.

A 2007 graduate of Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance, Christopher continued his education at the University of Texas at Tyler where he earned a masters degree in 2010 in kinesiology with an emphasis on biomechanics and anatomical kinesiology. During his time as an undergraduate at Baylor, Christopher sat on the executive boards of both the African Student Association and the Association of Black Students.